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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Slack Tarts
1-0 205.96
169.67
 
VS
proj
Clown Car Posse
136.15 0-1
172.35

Slack Tarts defeat Clown Car Posse in 205.96-136.15 rout

Slack Tarts stepped up and beat expectations, cruising to a 205.96-136.15 victory over Clown Car Posse, who fell short of projections. Clown Car Posse got out to a 5.45-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Slack Tarts after that. They were led by Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 209 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 35.4 points, and DeSean Jackson, who caught 8 passes for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns (34.4 points). Jordan Poyer (9 Tackles, 1 Sack) and Saquon Barkley (120 Rush Yds, 19 Rec Yds) led the way for Clown Car Posse in the loss. Slack Tarts (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against SMOKINHIPPYKILLERS, while Clown Car Posse (0-1) will meet Steel Curtain in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Slack Tarts   Clown Car Posse

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jackson more-than-quadrupled his 8.23-point projection with 34.4 points against the Redskins in Week 1. He caught 8 passes for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 32-27 win. Jackson will face the Falcons next week.
DeSean Jackson

Top Player Comparison

Slack Tarts
Points
% of total points 205.96
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
35.4
17.34
17.2%
2
DeSean Jackson
WR
34.4
8.23
16.7%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
18.8
6.45
9.1%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
15.5
7.7
7.5%
Clown Car Posse
Points
% of total points 136.15
1
Jordan Poyer
S
15.75
9.46
11.6%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
13.9
19.34
10.2%
3
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
13.12
20.39
9.6%
4
Matt Prater
K
11
6.8
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 47-yard catch for Clown Car Posse, helping Clown Car Posse to a 13.70-8.25 lead.
Sunday Early
DeSean Jackson had a 53-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard touchdown catch for Slack Tarts, helping the team to a 135.15-60.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Saquon Barkley had a 59-yard run for Clown Car Posse, while Jimmy Garoppolo had a 39-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 155.15-115.65 after the late round of games.
Monday
Joe Flacco had a 53-yard pass for Slack Tarts on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Slack Tarts   Clown Car Posse

Game Notes

Just eight of the 19 starters on Slack Tarts exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Clown Car Posse had only four of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Christian McCaffrey, DeSean Jackson, and Mark Andrews all scored more points than Jordan Poyer, the leading scorer for Clown Car Posse.
Slack Tarts put up more points than their projected total, while Clown Car Posse fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 69.81-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Jordan Poyer scored 15.75 points, the highest score for an S this week.

Coach Talk

Slack Tarts
Football is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by quadrupling Clown Car Posse at the wide receiver position (44.7 points to 10.95).
Clown Car Posse
Hey, our crew was just resting up for Week 2, right? The seven offensive position starters (three WRs, three RBs, one TE) on Clown Car Posse combined to record 411 yards and no touchdowns in Week 1. The skill players on Slack Tarts definitely outperformed us by logging 615 yards and five scores.